April 11, (THEWILL) – A team from the United States Mission in Nigeria, arrived Ado-Ekiti early on Monday, as part of its effort to ensure that the forthcoming governorship election in the state is devoid of violence.
The delegation led by Brandon Hudspeth, the Political/Economic Chief covering southern Nigeria, also include Jim Suor, the Security Chief covering Southern Nigeria; Janine Lewis, Political Officer covering South West; Sterling Roop, USAID Democracy Officer; Halima Abubakar, USAID Program Management Specialist and they will meet with the leading governorship candidates in the June 18, 2022 governorship election, including the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji; the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr Bisi Kolawole and Engr. Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The delegation will also meet with the traditional rulers in the state as well as other Stakeholders in order to ensure a peaceful and transparent election.
THEWILL gathered that the delegation will rub minds with the leading candidates and ask them about their challenges and what can be done to ensure a peaceful election.
It would be recalled that there were reports of an attack on the Engr. Segun Oni Campaign team last week, during a campaign tour.
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
